US6230752B1 - Method and apparatus for rapidly exchanging a shed drive in a heald loom - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for rapidly exchanging a shed drive in a heald loom Download PDF

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US6230752B1
US6230752B1 US09/580,283 US58028300A US6230752B1 US 6230752 B1 US6230752 B1 US 6230752B1 US 58028300 A US58028300 A US 58028300A US 6230752 B1 US6230752 B1 US 6230752B1
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  • the invention relates to a method and apparatus for rapidly exchanging a shed drive in a heald or dobby loom.
  • the shed drive can be an eccenter drive or a shaft drive for changing the shed in the loom.
  • Technical weaving conditions determine which type of shed changing drive is used.
  • Jet weaving looms are capable of operating with an r.p.m. of the main drive shaft in excess of 1000 r.p.m. compared to gripper looms in which so-called rapiers are used for the weft insertion into the shed.
  • a method for rapidly exchanging a first shed drive by a second shed drive in a loom requires an empty shed drive transport carriage and a carriage with a shed drive mounted in the carriage.
  • the empty first transport carriage is first brought into a precise exchange position relative to the loom, which carries the first shed drive.
  • the first shed drive is connected to the first transport carriage whereby the first shed drive is held in the first transport carriage.
  • the first shed drive is decoupled from its drive connection in the loom.
  • the first transport carriage holding the first shed drive is moved out of the precise exchange position and the second transport carriage with the exchange shed drive mounted therein is moved into the precise exchange position.
  • connector elements of the second shed drive are aligned with connector members of the loom.
  • the connector elements of the shed drive are coupled with the connector members of the loom for securing the second shed drive in the loom. Decoupling the carriage from the shed drive that is now mounted in the loom and removing the carriage from the loom are optional at this time.
  • each type of shed drive is mounted in a precise position on a carriage that can be guided and docked next to the loom in a precise shed drive exchange position.
  • the guided docking can be performed manually or motor driven in response to automatic controls.
  • Guide elements and stops are provided on the loom and/or on the carriage so that the carriage is in a precisely defined shed drive exchange position relative to the loom when the docking operation is completed.
  • a substantially automatic docking is performed in response to control signals generated by spacing or distance sensors producing signals that are processed in a central processing unit which in turn controls suitable motor drives or spindle drives in response to the distance signals.
  • the distance or spacer sensors determine the distances between the carriage and the loom relative to the coordinates of an x, y and z three-dimensional coordinate system.
  • the distance sensors may either be connected to the loom or to the carriage and reflectors may be connected to the carriage or the loom respectively, whereby the spacing or distance signals are provided in a contactless manner to the central processing unit for the operation of the drive motors or spindle drives that position the carriage by steering its power driven wheels and/or the shed drive on the carriage.
  • Infrared transmitters and receivers are suitable for the present distance measuring purposes.
  • the spacings between the reference points on the shed drive and the sensors arranged on the loom are continuously measured during the docking and positioning of the shed drive relative to the loom.
  • measured values are compared with previously measured values and the respective differences of the distances are compared with each other or with predetermined reference or rated values provided in a memory of the central processing unit.
  • the result of the comparing is converted into control signals for operating the drive motors that position the carriage and the respective shed drive.
  • the wheels of the carriage are preferably power driven and the positioning may be accomplished by spindle drives or the like.
  • the positioning drives may be directly operated or they may be operated through a remote control by an operator.
  • one shed drive is an eccenter drive and the other shed drive is a shaft drive constructed particularly with regard to their connector elements to be exchangeable.
  • a carriage constructed for docking next to a heddle loom.
  • the carriage is constructed to support one or the other of the shed drives, whereby the position adjustment drives such as spindle drives or rack and pinion drives or piston cylinder drives within the carriage precisely position the coupling or connector elements of the shed drive with the coupling or connector members of the loom.
  • the adjustment elements are manually operable mechanical drives, for example such as the above mentioned spindle drives or hydraulic or pneumatic drives or drives operated by an electrical motor.
  • a spindle drive may be operated by an electric motor in response to a remote control by an operator who reads a display that provides the distance and directional information.
  • the sensors and reflectors for the distance measuring devices can be arranged on the loom and on the carriage and/or on the shed drive, preferably the reflecting reference points are provided on the carriage and/or on the shed drive while the sensors such as an infrared transmitter and receiver or an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver are positioned at defined points of the loom. In any event, the outputs of the sensors are supplied to the control processing unit to provide the control signals for the respective drives.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of a carriage in which a shed drive is mounted for positioning relative to a loom such as a heald loom;
  • FIG. 2 is a view in the direction of the arrow II in FIG. 1 illustrating the shed drive connected or coupled to the heald loom with the carriage removed;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present carriage for transporting a shed drive into and out of an exchange position for cooperation with a loom;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic top plan view illustrating the distance measuring components for positioning the carriage relative to a heddle loom.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show in conjunction and schematically a loom 1 connected to a shed drive 2 or 3 .
  • Shed drive 2 is intended to be an eccentric shed drive while shed drive 3 is intended to be a shaft shed drive. Both are merely shown schematically.
  • the shed drive is mounted in a carriage 4 provided with wheels 4 b which may be power driven and are controllable for positioning to roll in any direction.
  • Positioning and mounting elements 7 connect the shed drive 2 or 3 to the carriage 4 in a precisely defined position. These positioning or mounting elements are adjustable either manually by respective hand wheels or by a power drive 6 to be described below.
  • the shed drive 2 or 3 can be positioned relative to a three-dimensional coordinate system x, y and z, wherein the x-direction is shown by an arrow 9 , the y-direction is shown by an arrow 10 , and the z-direction is shown by an arrow 11 .
  • An angular adjustment of the shed drive 2 or 3 about the y-direction 10 or y-axis is indicated by the double arrow 12 .
  • a power output shaft or drive shaft 2 c , 3 c of the shed drive must be so positioned that coupling with a power input shaft 16 of the heald loom 1 is easily accomplished, for example by a drive-coupling such as a clutch 8 or the like. Further, connector elements 2 a , 3 a of the shed drive are so positioned that coupling with frame components 1 a of the loom frame of the heald loom 1 is possible.
  • the arrangement is such that the coupling of the power output shaft 2 c , 3 c of the shed drive with the power input shaft 16 of the loom 1 is readily accomplished by simple means, preferably a quick coupling device, e.g. the clutch 8 .
  • the connection between sockets 2 a , 3 a of the shed drive with the frame members 1 a of the loom are also readily and quickly accomplished, for example by threaded connections or clamping connections.
  • FIG. 2 further shows symbolically distance measuring elements 5 such as infrared transmitter receivers so positioned on the loom frame that cooperation with reflectors 2 b , 3 b on the shed drive is readily accomplished for the proper alignment of the shed drive relative to the loom in a shed drive exchange position. While the sensors 5 are shown to be attached to the loom frame, they could alternatively be attached to the shed drive. In that case, the reflectors 2 b , 3 b would be attached to the loom frame. However, the positioning shown in FIG. 2 is preferred since the outputs of the sensors 5 are more easily connected to a central processing unit 13 shown in FIG. 4, if the sensors are stationary with loom 1 rather than movable with the Carriage 4 .
  • symbolically distance measuring elements 5 such as infrared transmitter receivers
  • FIG. 3 shows the carriage 4 in the form of an open frame provided with the above mentioned steerable wheels 4 b which are adjustable to move the frame 4 in the desired direction and may be driven by a power drive.
  • the wheels 4 b are also lockable once the carriage is in the proper exchange position.
  • the above mentioned reflectors 4 a are strategically positioned at such points that cooperation with the transmitter receiver or sensor 5 of the loom 1 is assured.
  • An operator may read the distance information on a display 14 controlled by the central processing unit 13 for properly positioning the carriage 4 relative to the loom 1 in the exchange position.
  • Conventional wheel locking devices are preferably used to lock the carriage 4 in an aligned exchange position.
  • FIG. 4 shows the carriage 4 precisely positioned and locked in the exchange position relative to the loom 1 in which the connector shafts 1 a are properly aligned with the respective connector positions on the carriage 4 and the power output shaft 2 c is properly aligned with the power input shaft 16 .
  • the drives 7 may for example be spindles either manually operated or driven by electric spindle motors 6 .
  • the carriage 4 has a platform P that supports at least some of the mounting members 7 and drives 6 .
  • the platform P is movable in the directions of the arrows 9 along the top crossbars CB of the carriage 4 .
  • Each drive 6 is also movable in the direction of the respective arrow 9 preferably against the force of a respective biasing spring S to assure a precise positioning in the x-direction (arrow 9 ).
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 further show the adjustability of certain of the mounting members 7 in the y-direction (arrow 10 ) and of other mounting members in the z-direction (arrow 11 ).
  • the carriage 4 is open at its back side BS and at its rear side RS to permit removal of the shed drive from the carriage 4 .
  • a corner post between the back side BS and the rear side RS may be omitted for this purpose as seen in FIG. 3 .

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